You can’t tell it from the transcript here, but Richard Gere bristled at the last question. I was surprised – Gere had been a very thoughtful interview, and then right at the end he seemed to get annoyed. I think the question’s a valid one, and I don’t feel sorry for having asked it (although … Continue reading
Paramount is courting controversy by being the studio that won the rights to Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce’s new film, Stop-Loss. The film began life as a documentary, where Peirce was looking into the stories of GIs who returned home from Iraq, only to be shipped back out again against their wills by the … Continue reading
I like Ryan Reynolds, but not because of his films. Looking back at his resume you see that the guy’s film choices have been less than inspired – Van Wilder is probably his only real hit. And like Amityville Horror, whatever money that made certainly didn’t come from his name. But I think that Hollywood … Continue reading
There’s no book too unlikely to become a movie, at least not if Leonardo DiCaprio is interested in it. Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink is apparently a very good book about snap judgement and quick decision making. The author uses different examples to explore many aspects, including the neurological, of this phenomenon. That’s right, it’s a non-fiction … Continue reading
The cast for the third – and supposedly final – Bourne film is coming together, as Joan Allen is in early talks to reprise her role as Pamela Landy. The third film, The Bourne Ultimatum, will begin shooting sometime next year. At that time you can look for my quote on every poster for the … Continue reading
I don’t know what I expected when the director of the new version of Pride & Prejudice walked into the room, but Joe Wright was not it. He was so young, first of all. And he was so grungy. He didn’t seem like the kind of guy who would be drawn to romantic costume dramas. … Continue reading
I fear this interview doesn’t get across the 50 Cent I met. That guy was very charismatic, and very funny, and very humble. But 50 wasn’t given much space to be himself, mostly because of the junket journalists, who acted about as unprofessionally as I have ever seen them be – and I thought I … Continue reading
I fear this interview doesn’t get across the 50 Cent I met. That guy was very charismatic, and very funny, and very humble. But 50 wasn’t given much space to be himself, mostly because of the junket journalists, who acted about as unprofessionally as I have ever seen them be – and I thought I … Continue reading
Jim Sheridan’s new film, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ has one huge, obvious flaw, and it’s fatal. His star, 50 Cent, aka Curtis Jackson, is painfully bad at acting. This is especially tragic as 50 is playing a character who is based completely on him, and whose life is based on his own. 50’s performance … Continue reading
I think the best way to describe this interview is rambling. It seems that this is how talking to director Jim Sheridan works – you make a statement or ask a question and you sit back for four or five minutes and listen to him just sort of talk about whatever he likes. Maybe it … Continue reading